Faith and Volunteering at Midlife: Variation by Religious Continuity, Discontinuity, or Initiation Since Childhood?
Volunteer service is an integral part of civic life in America. Prior research consistently finds that highly religious people spend the most time volunteering, but few studies assess the role of religious stability and change through the life course. This study focuses on exposure to religiosity in...
| Publicado en: | Sociology of Religion Vol. 87; no. 1; pp. 109 - 133 |
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Oxford University Press / USA
Spring2026
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